Razor blade holder



March 1, 1932. J. D. KINSLEY 1,847,765

' 'IRAZOR BLADE HOLDER Original Filed April 10, 1928 INVENTOR ATTORNEY lll Patented Mar. 1, 1932 UNiTEo sTATEs JASON DANIEL KINSLEY, OFCEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA RAZOR BLADE HOLDER.

Application filed April 10, 1928; Serial no. 288,958. Renewed June 30, 1931;

This invention relatesto improvements in razors and has for an object the provision.

of ah'older which will ac'commodateeither a single or double edged razor blade, so that the former may be used afterthe'manner of an ordinary straight handle razor, and will also provide convenient means for holding the blade for the purpose of stropping or honing.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a holder of the above Character which may also be used in connection with a blade guard, so that the razor may be used as a safety razor when desired.

Another object of the invention is the provision of novel means for clamping the blade in position for use, the construction providing a simple, cheap and efiicient blade holder which possesses all of the'combined advantages of the old style straight razor and the modern safety razor.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan view showing the blade holder in open position.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the holder with a single edged blade in position, the clamping arms being unlocked;

Figure 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of the razor with a blade in position and the arms locked against pivotal movement.

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 4:"4: of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a detail plan view of a single edged blade.

Figure 6 is a plan view illustrating a double edged blade with the guardinpositionfor use, a portion of the handle being broken away.

Figure 7 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 77 of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a detail plan view looking at the outer wall of the guard.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, 'the reference character 10 indicates the handle of therazor, which as shown in Figure 2,'is provided with a longitudinal slot 11 and pivotally and slidingly secured to one end of the handle is a clamping arm 12. The arm 12 is provided with an elongated slot 13 through which a pin 14% passes so that the arm will be slidingly and pivotally connected to the handle. Pivotally secured to-the outer end of the arm 12 as shown at 15 is one end of an arm 16, while-the free end of this arm is provided with a slot 17 which opens at its outer end. By reference to Figure 1 of the drawings it willbe seen that the arm'16 may be swung inward over the arm 12 so that the slots 13 and 17-wi1l register and by moving the arms inward, the inner end of the arm 16 will be engaged over a pivot 1% s0 that relative pivotal movement of the arms 12 and 16 will be prevented. The inner end of the arm 12 1S provided with an offset extremity 18 which has a yielding engagement with a notch 19provided in one of the walls of the slot 11 of the handle. The notch 19 is so positioned with respect to the pivot 14 that i when the arms are moved to their limit of inward movement, this offset extremity 18 will engage within the notch.

The arms 12 and 16 are adapted to have clamped between them a single edged blade 20 or a double edged blade 21 For this purpose the blade 2O is provided witlrspaced openings 22'for the reception of inwardly ofli'set portions or studs 23, provided upon the arm- 12. Qpenings 2 1 are provided in the other arm.

Vhen the blade 20 is secured in position, the razor'may be used after the manner of air ordinary straight handle-razor, either whenshaving or stropping. The blade 20 is provided atone end with a notch 25 to ac- CO1 nnodat'e the pivot pin 15. i r i The double edged blade 21 may be secured between the arms 12 and 16 in the same manner as the blade 20. The blade 21 may be'of the type used in connection with the Gillette razor and these blades are provided with openings 26 and the offset portions or studs 23 of the arm 12 are so spaced that two of these studs will enter a single opening 26. The blade 21 may be stropped or honed when in this position.

If desired, a guard may be positioned over the blade 21. This guard consists of a convex outer wall 27 whose opposite edges are cut away as shown at 28 so as to permit the edges of the blade to extend beyond the edges 29 of the guard. Extending inwardly and spaced from the wall 27 are flanges 30 whose outer edges are spaced to provide guard teeth 31 and whose inner edges are spacedapart to slidingly receive either of the arms 12 or 16 between them. This is clearly illustrated in Figure 7 oi the drawings. The space be'tween the flanges 30 and the inner face ofthe Wall 27 provides grooves 32 which receive the op posite edges ofthe blade 21. p

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed is 1. A razor comprising a handle, a blade clamping arm having, in one end, a longitudinal slot closed at both ends, a pivot pin upon one end of the handle engaging in said slot whereby to pivotally and slidably connect the arm with the handle, a second blade clamping arm swiveled at one end to the other end of the first mentioned arm and formed, in its other end with a slot opening through said end whereby, when the arms are in overlapped relation, to clamp a blade between them, and are shifted with respect to the pivot pin, the arms will be held against relative swinging movement, the said handle having 4 a notch spaced inwardly from the pivot pin,

the, first mentioned blade clamping arm having its end at which the slot is located offset on a curved line and its edge rounded at each side and tapered to engage, at its extremity,

,5; in the said notch.

2. A razor comprising a handle, a pair of clamping arms, connected'together at one end,

. a blade adapted to be clamped between said arms, means providing an interlocking engagement between the handle and the arms to hold the later in clamping position, a guard embodying a wall having an outer convex surface, said wall being integral with inwardly extending flanges, said wall and ;fianges being divided at their outer edges for i vided along its outer longitudinal edge with a series of guard teeth for a distance equal to the length of the blade edge, for'the purpose of protecting the face from beinginjured while shaving, said flanges having their opposed inner edges spaced apart to receive a blade clamping arm, and the said wall on the opposite side of the blade being of such width and adaptation as to cover all but a narrow margin of the blade along each of its cutting edges, and to provide a surface giving a smooth feeling to the face of the user, and which in combination with the guard teeth provide means for holding the skin in correct relation with the blade edge for shaving purposes, said toothed guard being slidably attached and detachable to said blade by the impinging action of the guard, the same be ing guided to place by the guard-space receiving the blade clamp, and being held in place by the impinging action of the guard against any fiexation apart of the blade clamping arms.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature.

JASON DANIEL KINSLEY. 

